GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
RHYTION (city in Crete)
Ancient city in Crete
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Crete
- Where
- 35.01° N, 25.17° E
Rhytium was one of the populous towns and part of the hundred cities of Crete. Iliad 2 ¶50 The people of Rhytium were led by Idomeneus. Iliad 2 ¶50
Described in the sources
Rhytium is part of the territory controlled by the Gortynians. Strabo 10.4.14 Idomeneus and Meriones jointly led the Cretans, including the people of Rhytium. Iliad 2 ¶50 Rhytion is listed as one of the notable cities located in the interior of Crete. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.20 ¶2